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Happy Hour Chat: Duck! by Kim Dare

Raised among humans, Ori Jones only discovered he was an avian shifter six months ago. Unable to complete a full shift until he reaches his avian maturity, he still can’t be sure of his exact species.

But with species comes rank, and rank is everything to the avians. When a partial shift allows the elders to announce that they believe Ori to be a rather ugly little duckling, he drops straight to the bottom rung of their hierarchy.

Life isn’t easy for Ori until he comes to the attention of a high ranking hawk shifter. Then the only question is, is Ori really a duck—and what will his new master think when the truth eventually comes out?

Please Note: This is the second edition of this book. It has been tweaked and re-edited, but the plot has not changed.When Kim Dare asked if we unicorns would read her revised edition of Duck! our collective response was something like this:

MOAR ORI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ori, everyone's favorite fledgling, and possibly, sweetest boy ever is back and better if you can believe that. I wasn't sure perfection could be improved upon, but one should never underestimate Kim Dare. Lesson learned.So, grab a seat and prepare to be blown away by our thorough discussion of Duck! which looks a lot like:

Breann: Ready!

Sunny: Raised among humans, Ori Jones only discovered he was an avian shifter six months ago. Unable to complete a full shift until he reaches his avian maturity, he still can’t be sure of his exact species. But with species comes rank, and rank is everything to the avians. When a partial shift allows the elders to announce that they believe Ori to be a rather ugly little duckling, he drops straight to the bottom rung of their hierarchy. Life isn’t easy for Ori until he comes to the attention of a high ranking hawk shifter. Then the only question is, is Ori really a duck—and what will his new master think when the truth eventually comes out?

Cupcake: ORRRRIIIIIIIIIII! <3 <3 <3

Sunny: lol...Ori is so sweet

Breann: I love Ori.

SRAL: I love Ori a lot. The end.

SRAL: Great chat!

Breann: OK we're done!

Not quite. Come back here!

Keep scrolling. There's good wine fueled squealing below and a random squirrel or two. Who wants to miss out on that? No one, that's who.

Jenni Lea: OK, I read this a loooong time ago. Tell me what is different in this new version.

Cupcake: Right? I was thinking what could I possibly say in a new review other than I <3 Ori forever n ever. The end.

Breann: I read it the first time a long time ago, too. I couldn't tell you what's different...

SRAL: I dunno. I'm midway in the newer version, though it seems a little smoother now.

Breann: But I do know that I love Ori.

Jenni Lea: I remember loving Ori when I read it too.

Sunny: Nothing major changed that I caught, but L is right, it did seem smoother.

Cupcake: I think she beefed up the world/nest building & did some more character development.

Sunny: I have a quote...

Sunny: "Every muscle in Ori’s body tensed, yet it only took him a second to alter his position, and offer his body for his master to take whatever he wanted."

Cupcake: awwwwwwwww xoxoxox ORIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!

Sunny: And Raynard wasn't too bad, either...

Sunny: “Because you belong to me and tonight you’ve earned the right to have a few extra marks to show it.”

Jenni Lea: OK, maybe I should read the new version. I'm loving these quotes!

SRAL: Yeah, some things were explained in more detail. I think some readers found Reynard mean in the first version but his thought process is clearer

Breann: “You’re not in the nest anymore. You belong to me-no one else”

SRAL: You're in the head of a Dom.

Breann: and then Raynard hooked his fingers into Ori’s collar

Sunny: loved the collar, and how they both reacted to it

SRAL: You're in the head of a sub. You understand why they react to certain situations.

Sunny: Ori's reaction to his punishment...which was perfect for him

Cupcake: The lines? I love those lines. Such a good boy.

Sunny: He was so confused by it all

Breann: but it was PERFECT

Cupcake: I think the fledgling stuff was expanded upon & why Ori was so clumsy.

Sunny: agree about the fledgling details

Jenni Lea: Yeah, I'm definitely going to read the new version

Cupcake: I think the shifter mindspace was better detailed as well.

SRAL: I'll cut a bitch if they mess with sweet Ori.

Sunny: I'm skipping ahead, but Raynard's reaction to Ori after his shift at the end was so good

Cupcake: it was. I have quotes but they're so long.

Sunny: Seeing how Ori reacted in his "wild" state

Cupcake: IT SO WAS!!!!!! I loved how nervous he was that Ori wouldn't want him the same any more & that he was willing to adjust his mindset to be w/him! AWWWWWW

Sunny: Exactly, Cupcake. It was so well done.

Sunny: It was awesome how we got Raynard's pov there.

Breann: I loved when he stood up to the crow because Raynard told him not to let anyone touch his submissive

Sunny: Yes! Breann, I loved that.

Jenni Lea: I think the lack of all you've just described in the first version is what made me only give it 3 stars. It wasn't fleshed out enough for me.

Sunny: Definitely read the new version, JL

Cupcake: I'm bad w/remember details but I think Raynard's decision to let Ori be once he shifted & WHY was better explained

Sunny: That was the WORST part of the book...I cried and cried and cried.

Cupcake: I remember thinking the first time, 'just build a bridge, dude! it's ORI!!!!!!'

Sunny: lol...I hated that in the first version, but kind of sort of understood it in this one.

Cupcake: i started to get anxious when i knew it was coming & reading Ori beg & get turned down... :(

Sunny: it hurt :(

Sunny: poor Ori :(

Breann: Hmm... it didn't hit me in the feels that hard

Breann: I love Ori, but he didn't squeeze any tears from me

Sunny: It did me, and I don't cry actual tears very often when I read.

SRAL: No tears but plenty of feels

Cupcake: I didn't cry either. I had feels though.

Cupcake: Mostly I wanted to center punch Raynard for being an idiot.

Breann: Yes. Mostly this.

Sunny: I was frustrated with him

Sunny: But he was so miserable, too

Cupcake: I'm glad I got to see/feel his misery otherwise I would've been fussy.

Cupcake: Was it just me or was Everet's part beefed up as well?

Breann: It might have been! I don't remember him from before at all

Sunny: maybe...I almost want to read the first version again to see if I can spot differences

Jenni Lea: Which one was Everet?

Sunny: Everet watched over Ori when Raynard talked to the head of the nest in the beginning

Sunny: He was also a go between later on

Breann: And he's in book 2

Cupcake: And he's the star of Magpie

Cupcake: one of

Breann: I remember enjoying Magpie more than Duck

Jenni Lea: I think I remember him in the beginning of the book but not in the end

SRAL: I didn't remember him much the first time around. I didn't read #2 yet

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